Give Every Child a Chance took their computer bus to this week's Friday Unity in the Neighborhood (FUN) program at Southside Christian Church on Locust Avenue to participate in the program designed to provide kids an alternative to gangs.

There are 61 million reasons why the South San Joaquin Irrigation District leaders are confident they're on firm ground when it comes to being able to purchase and separate the PG&E system in Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon while upgrading service and cutting rates 15 percent across the board.

It almost seemed like destiny that retired City Planner Ben Cantu was one of the municipal staffers that worked on the project that preserved the old Tidewater Railroad and converted it into a bike path.

Seniors at East Union, Manteca High, Lathrop High, and Sierra high schools were among those honored as Good Citizens by the El Toyon chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The local students were among the 14 who were recognized during a ceremony attended by the students with their parents, guardians, counselors, and administrators at the Central United Methodist Church in Stockton.